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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
148 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         65   4:19 PM  93    2023  69     -4       89
  MINIMUM         40   5:07 AM  21    1974  45     -5       59
  AVERAGE         53                        57     -4       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.91 2017   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.21  -0.21     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      5.79                      2.94   2.85     0.22
  SINCE JAN 1     18.90                     23.65  -4.75    18.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        18      1        0
  SINCE SEP 1     75                       144    -69       54
  SINCE JUL 1     76                       161    -85       76

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       17
  SINCE SEP 1    138                        91     47      137
  SINCE JAN 1   1039                       841    198      895
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     32           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      2025
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1987


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  3 2026.......SUNRISE   7:27 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:04 PM CDT
OCTOBER  4 2026.......SUNRISE   7:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:02 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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